Does dexmedetomidine reduce the injection pain due to propofol and rocuronium?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 541-545

  Ayoglu H ^a   Altunkaya, H ^a   Ozer Y ^a   Yapakci O ^a   Cukdar G ^a   Ozkocak I ^a  

^a Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexmedetomidine; Lidocaine; Pain, injection; Propofol; Rocuronium

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 34249063265     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506002250     Document Type: Article

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